- Significant General Management opportunity
- New Zealand’s tenth-largest electricity distribution company
- Paraparaumu or Levin location - flexible working options
About The Role:
Now is an exciting time of growth and transformation for Electra, embarking on a strategic direction focussed on core business and supporting the growth and electrification of the Kāpiti and Horowhenua regions. The General Manager Network is accountable for the strategic leadership, management, and performance of Electra’s electricity network.
Reporting to the Chief Executive, the GM Network leads a team of 25+ professionals across engineering, planning, asset management, network operations, control room, and support functions, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable energy delivery to customers. A key focus is building and coaching your team, as well as driving a cultural change focussed on best practice network management, collaboration and customer-centricity.
Key responsibilities include:
- Strategic leadership and management of the electricity network to ensure safety, reliability, capacity for growth, and that customer service levels are met now and into the future.
- Leading the strategy and execution of best practice asset management and network development, including long term asset management planning and investment forecasting.
- Overseeing major capital investments and delivery of annual work programmes.
- Ensuring the Network Operations Team and Control Room provides safe and consistently high standards of access to the network, as well as driving continuous improvement and innovation.
- Building strong collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, including board, regulators, industry bodies, customers, service providers and industry peers.
- Contributing to strategic leadership of Electra as part of the SLT.
- Managing network financial performance and short- and long-term investment planning.
- Leading the adoption of energy technologies to support growth, decarbonisation and future system needs.
What you’ll bring:
Candidates of interest will be future-focussed and point to strong commercial and people leadership experience, with a track record of building relationships and delivering results. You will be known for your high energy levels, strong analytical skills and drive, as well as:
- A relevant tertiary qualification in engineering or similar technical discipline
- Senior leadership experience in electricity distribution, utilities infrastructure or similar capital-intensive industry
- Proven ability to build high-performing teams and lead change
- Deep understanding of regulatory environments and asset lifecycle management
- Strong project management and programme delivery experience
- Electricity sector experience is desirable; adjacent utilities infrastructure experience is also relevant.
This represents an excellent opportunity for a senior leader who is already at executive level or who is ready to step up to make their mark.
About Electra:
Established in 1922, Electra owns and operates the electricity network supplying the Kāpiti and Horowhenua districts on the west coast of the lower North Island, covering the area between Paekākāriki in the south to Foxton and Tokomaru in the north.
Electra is a dynamic and forward-thinking local business, and part of a vibrant community in the Kāpiti and Horowhenua regions of New Zealand. We are 100% locally owned by the Electra Trust, for the benefit of our local consumers and we have been serving our customers and the community for more than 100 years. The key to our success is our people, our local connection and the community support we receive.
Benefits:
- Great culture and working environment
- Extra leave over the year-end holiday period
- Life and health insurances
- Investment in leadership, professional development, and continuous learning
- Generous relocation package, including temporary accommodation, while you settle
Our values are:
- We care about our people
- We do the right thing
- We think about our future
- We are one team